Friday, July 30, 2010 10:16 PM GMT
"The Affordable Care Act will strengthen the health care system for all Americans, but senior citizens in particular stand to benefit from the new law. And the Centers for Medicare "
Posted by Danielle Payne from Plano, TX
Friday, July 30, 2010 7:52 PM GMT
My father said he heard this on the radio.
"On July 30, 2010, we celebrate 45 years of the Medicare program. In 1964, a year before Medicare was established, almost half of older Americans did not have health insurance, and only a quarter were estimated to have adequate hospital insurance coverage. Now, in 2010, Medicare provides health coverage to over 47 million older Americans and people with disabilities..."
he wants to know what you think.
Posted by Stanley Phelps from Vancouver, WA
Friday, July 30, 2010 5:16 PM GMT
My mother said she heard this on the radio.
she wants to know what you think.
Posted by Miguel Henderson from Long Beach, CA
Friday, July 30, 2010 3:04 PM GMT
My Aunt told me about this.
Posted by Lloyd Baker from Irving, TX
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:30 PM GMT
This is the latest news as of July 30th.
I'll post more if I find anything else out.
Posted by Jeff Powell from Newark, NJ
Friday, July 30, 2010 9:30 AM GMT
It was 45 years ago today that President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation creating the Medicare health coverage programs for Americans age 65 and older.
Posted by Nathan Andrews from Brownsville, TX
Friday, July 30, 2010 7:06 AM GMT
Forty-five years ago today, the creation of Medicare transformed our health-care system and our nation. It helped to make us a stronger and more prosperous country by freeing older Americans from the fear that sickness or injury would cost them their lifetime savings and security.
Posted by George Park from Omaha, NE
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:17 AM GMT
Do you also have a second insurance car, like AARP Secure Horizons? Well, I do too. Only to find out that Secure Horizons doesnt complete Medicare it replaces it, and you now pay Secure Horizons and Medicare. However, Medicare doesnt pay any of the doctors or hospital bills.My husband is a retired Marine and we have Tricare for Life. So, my husband, Roscoe has Medicare and Tricare for Life. When ...
Posted by Ellen Kennedy from Columbia, SC